February 2, 2024 Not much in the way of headlines or news this week, but a lot of tunes. Due to a recent lesson I have had Can’t Help Falling In Love running through my ...
This week we broke out a couple of classics that I have been showing students pretty much since they came out. We started the week with Joan Baez' tune Diamonds And Rust- a nice fingerpicking ...
*Déjà Vu*is another David Crosby tune that uses the EBDGAD (Em11) Tuning, like the one used in Guinnevere.
A feature of many David Crosby tunes is the use of altered tunings.
In 1982 Crosby, Stills & Nash released their album Daylight Again, which included *Southern Cross*, which has now become a standard part of their concerts.
*Helplessly Hoping*is a classic fingerstyle tune by Stephen Stills that was released in 1969 on the first Crosby, Stills & Nash album.
*Marrakesh Express*was written by Graham Nash and appeared on the CSN album in 1969.
Love The One You’re With is a Stephen Stills song that dates back to the early CSNY days and is frequently done with electric guitars or as a big production.
David Crosby wrote Triad while he was still a member of the Byrds but it was a bit risqué for them at the time.